Optical toy with a plain wooden frame and painted glass depicting a butterfly, caterpillar, chrysalis and eggs on a plant leaf. There are two other pieces of glass painted with black areas, which, when slid sideways, obscure the chrysalis and caterpillar, and the other the butterfly and chrysalis. There is a pin at the top and bottom of the frame. [RH [OPS Move] 28/6/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Optical toy with a plain wooden frame and painted glass depicting a butterfly, caterpillar, chrysalis and eggs on a plant leaf. There are two other pieces of glass painted with black areas, which, when slid sideways, obscure the chrysalis and caterpillar, and the other the butterfly and chrysalis. There is a pin at the top and bottom of the frame. [RH [OPS Move] 28/6/2017]
Geographical reference: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; England
Cultural groups: English
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Ipswich Museum; PRM source Patricia Margaret Maclaren Butler
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1966
Date collected: By 1966
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1966
Materials and processes: Material Pigment, Material Glass, Material Wood Plant, Material Metal, Material Glue, Process Painted, Process Carpentered, Process Nailed
Dimensions: Depth: max 9 mm, Width: max 72 mm, Length: max 126 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1966.1.906

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